# CVE-2025-39681: x86/cpu/hygon: Add missing resctrl\_cpu\_detect() in bsp\_init helper

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.242, 5.15.190, 6.1.149, 6.6.103, 6.12.44, and 1 more
- Published: 2025-09-05 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 923f3a2b48bdccb6a1d1f0dd48de03de7ad936d9, fixed in 62f12cde10118253348a7540e85606869bd69432; from 923f3a2b48bdccb6a1d1f0dd48de03de7ad936d9, fixed in 873f32201df8876bdb2563e3187e79149427cab4; from 923f3a2b48bdccb6a1d1f0dd48de03de7ad936d9, fixed in fb81222c1559f89bfe3aa1010f6d112531d55353; from 923f3a2b48bdccb6a1d1f0dd48de03de7ad936d9, fixed in 7207923d8453ebfb35667c1736169f2dd796772e; from 923f3a2b48bdccb6a1d1f0dd48de03de7ad936d9, fixed in a9e5924daa954c9f585c1ca00358afe71d6781c4; from 923f3a2b48bdccb6a1d1f0dd48de03de7ad936d9, fixed in d23264c257a70dbe021b43b3bc2ee16134cd2c69; from 923f3a2b48bdccb6a1d1f0dd48de03de7ad936d9, fixed in d8df126349dad855cdfedd6bbf315bad2e901c2f
- Linux: 5.8
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.8.0, fixed in 5.10.242; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.190; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.149; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.103; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.44; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.16.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/cpu/hygon: Add missing resctrl_cpu_detect() in bsp_init helper Since 923f3a2b48bd ("x86/resctrl: Query LLC monitoring properties once during boot") resctrl_cpu_detect() has been moved from common CPU initialization code to the vendor-specific BSP init helper, while Hygon didn't put that call in their code. This triggers a division by zero fault during early booting stage on our machines with X86_FEATURE_CQM* supported, where get_rdt_mon_resources() tries to calculate mon_l3_config with uninitialized boot_cpu_data.x86_cache_occ_scale. Add the missing resctrl_cpu_detect() in the Hygon BSP init helper. [ bp: Massage commit message. ]

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.242, 5.15.190, 6.1.149, 6.6.103, 6.12.44) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62f12cde10118253348a7540e85606869bd69432
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/873f32201df8876bdb2563e3187e79149427cab4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb81222c1559f89bfe3aa1010f6d112531d55353
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7207923d8453ebfb35667c1736169f2dd796772e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9e5924daa954c9f585c1ca00358afe71d6781c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d23264c257a70dbe021b43b3bc2ee16134cd2c69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8df126349dad855cdfedd6bbf315bad2e901c2f

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